The Best M.L.B. Player at Each Position The Dodgers, Yankees and Guardians were the only clubs with two players selected by our expert.

TNT Will Air ‘Inside the N.B.A.’ on Rival Networks in Upcoming Seasons Panelists Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith will remain with the show.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Should Stay With the Bucks. But It Isn’t That Simple. As Milwaukee struggles, a possible moment of truth looms, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Four Female Athletes Were Killed in Kenya. There Are Fears They Won’t Be the Last. In Kenya, family members and athletes spoke of the violence in a place where running is a path out of poverty: “It’s no longer safe.”

Predicting the College Football Playoff After a Week Full of Upsets Losses by Georgia and Miami are expected to create movement in the rankings.

The Most Important Person in M.L.B.’s Offseason Isn’t a Player With a stacked roster of clients including the superstar Juan Soto, baseball operates on Scott Boras’s time.

Ranking the Best and Worst of the N.B.A.’s 30 New Court Designs With vibrant colors and unique details, the Los Angeles Lakers have a court that represents the gold standard, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The Big 3 Wrecked a Tennis Generation. Now, Players Try to Pick Up the Pieces. This is the first A.T.P. Tour Finals without Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, or Novak Djokovic since 2001.

Mark Pope Is Kentucky’s New Basketball Coach. That’s Not the Full Story. After Pope was offered the job of his dreams, he had a phone call to make and a question to ask.

The 57-Year-Old Who Is Entering His 40th Season as a Pro Soccer Player Kazuyoshi Miura was one of the first star soccer players in Japan and was crowned Asian Footballer of the Year in 1992.

No. 1 Pick Caleb Williams Is Struggling. It’s Not Entirely a Surprise. Some of the Bears’ issues have been predictable, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

A Tennis Star Calls Out a Commentator Who Criticized Her Appearance “These moments distract from the true essence of sport,” Barbora Krejcikova said.

What We Learned in Week 10 of the N.F.L. Season The Detroit Lions continue to shine while the Dallas Cowboys are officially in free fall with no end in sight.

The 9 M.L.B. Teams Expected to Pursue Superstar Juan Soto The Yankees and Mets aren’t the only potential landing spots for the generational talent, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The Sky Is Falling on the Chicago Bears and No One Is Shocked It’s possible the Bears could consider changing offensive coordinators again under Matt Eberflus, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Ranking 134 College Football Teams After a Week of Major Upsets Losses by Georgia and Miami have opened up two spots in the top five.

The Stunning and Sudden Fall of a Top College Football Quarterback In seven conference games, Georgia’s Carson Beck has thrown 10 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Klay Thompson Is a Golden State Legend, So Why Did He Ever Leave? Thompson helped the franchise win four N.B.A. titles in eight seasons. If not for career-altering injuries, they might have achieved more.

Sean Payton Has Suffered Brutal Losses Before. But This One ‘Will Sting.’ The Broncos coach told players that Sunday’s loss to Kansas City was right up there with the toughest he’s had to stomach.

Why One of Hockey’s Great Players Isn’t in the Hall of Fame Alexander Mogilny has been deserving of induction for 15 years, and his exclusion isn’t some great mystery, a columnist for The Athletic writes.